Post surgical instructions

PRESCRIBED CARE AFTER ORAL SURGERY

When a gauze sponge has been placed in your mouth, maintain it in place until soggy, discard – and then replace with new gauze. Pressure must be maintained on the area WITH GAUZE for a minimum of 1 hour.

Do NOT rinse your mouth TODAY. DO NOT SPIT OUT TODAY.

DO NOT SMOKE TODAY. DO NOT SUCK or attempt to spit too frequently.

Adults may use Advil for post operative pain. Take 2 pills 1 ½ hours from now, and then take 2 pills every 3 or 4 hours, as needed for pain.

In case of bleeding (oozing), take a clean piece of gauze, or wet tea bag and roll it into a ball, place it against the bleeding socket and bite hard for ½ hour. DO NOT RINSE. If there is excessive bleeding, swelling, temperature (above 100°) or increasing pain, call the office.

Diet: As you can tolerate. Preferably only liquid foods for the rest of the day (milk, fruit juice, soup); soft foods the following day.

Beginning tomorrow, after lunch use 1 teaspoon of the table salt in a half glass of warm water and rinse your mouth following meals and before bedtime. If possible it is best to rinse with the warm salt water every half hour.

If sutures (stitches) have been used, return to the Dental office as ordered by the Doctor.

Keep your mouth clean by normal brushing of the teeth. Rinse very gently with a small amount of water to get rid of the foam of the toothpaste. Avoid the extraction site with your toothbrush.

Keep all appointment following surgery or extractions as ordered by the Doctor.